Dress-weight.



J. W. GHRISTY.

DRESS WEIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED NARA. 1914.

Patented-May 26, 1914.

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JOHN W. CI-IRISTY, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

DRESS-WEIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1914.

Application filed March 4, 1914:. Serial No. 822,417.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN W. Crmrsrx, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State ofUtah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDressl/Veights, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in dress weights and theobject of the invention is to provide a device of this general characterhaving, in part, novel and improved means whereby the same may beconveniently and expeditiously secured into operative position, andhaving, in part, novel and improved means whereby the wear upon thegoods, to which the weight is applied, is reduced to a minimum.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved dressweight whereby certain important advantages are attained and the deviceis rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theappended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, 1 will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation, with a part insection, of a plurality of weights constructed in accordance with anembodiment of my invention but in connected relation, the flexiblecovers being omitted; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through acompleted weight constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 8is a view in plan of the device as disclosed in Fig. 2.

As disclosed in the acompanying drawings, 1 denotes the body portion ofa weight constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my inventionwhich may be of any configuration desired but preferably circular inform and formed of a fusible material, preferably a metal, which hasembedded therein, at the time of its formation, the reinforcing element2, herein disclosed as a strand of wire somewhat in simulation of theletter; M, and having the extremities of the parallel portionsprojecting beyond the periphery of the body 1 and formed modificationinto the loops or eyes 3 whereby it will be readily perceived that aneffective and zonvenient means is provided whereby such weight may befastened into applied position or a manner which is believed to beself-evident. It is also to be observed that the extremities of suchstrand are substantially entirely embedded within the body whereby thepossibility of the eyes or loops becoming open is reduced to a minimum.I also find it advantageous to apply to the opposite faces of the bodyportion a flexible cover 4 preferably of canton flannel, with the napface thereof disposed outwardly, the twilled side being secured to thesurfaces of the body 1 by any suitable adhesive, such flexible coverextending a predetermined distance beyond the periphery of the body sothat a securing edge, as indicated at 5, is afforded which may bereadily penetrated by a sewing needle or the like whereby additionalmeans are afforded whereby the weight may be maintained in operativeposition. and it will also be observed that by employing these flexibleor fabric covers 1, the possibility of wear upon the goods, to which theweight is applied, is reduced to a minimum.

While the adhesive employed for securing the flexible covers 4: upon thebody 1 forms no part of my present invention, I wish to state that Ibelieve it best to employ an adhesive insoluble in gasolene or any otherfluid generally employed for scouring purposes.

In order to expedite the production of the weights, I find it inpractice an essential feature to form a plurality of bodies 1 in closeproximity one to the other with a single strand of wire suitably formedand common to all of the bodies to be formed, it being readily perceivedthat such strand may be readily severed between adjacent bodies, as isfully disclosed in the accompanying drawings.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a dressweight constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention isof an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be applied into operative position, and itwill also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andwithout material departure from the principles and spirit thereof andfor this reason I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to theprecise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown incarrying out my invention in practice.

Having thus fully described my invention hat I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent, is

1.1K device of the character described including a body and areinforcing member embedded therein substantially H-shaped, theextremities of the parallel portions of the reinforce being projectedbeyond the periphery of such body, such projected portions being formedinto eyes.

2. A device of the character described including a body and areinforcing member embedded therein substantially H-shaped, theextremities of the parallel portions of the reinforce being projectedbeyond the periphery of such body, such projected portions being formedinto eyes, the free extremities of the reinforce being also embeddedWithin the body whereby opening of the eyes is prevented.

3. A device of the character described including a body and areinforcing member embedded therein substantially H-shaped,

the extremities of the parallel portions of 30 the reinforce beingprojected beyond the periphery of such body, such projected portionsbeing formed into eyes, and a textile cover secured to the oppositefaces of the body and projecting beyond the margins 3 Copies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Fatents, Washington, D. G.

